gushya
GOO-shyah
How to say it
KirundigushyaGOO-shyah
Englishto be cooked; to burn
Frenchcuire, être cuit; brûler
Meaning
Of food, to be cooked and ready; of a house or a thing, to burn in a fire.
Good to know
The perfective hiye is used for both: imfungurwa zihiye, the food is cooked; inzu yahiye, the house burned down. To cook is guteka.
Examples
- Ibifungurwa vyahiye, nimuze turye.The food is cooked, come and let us eat.
- Inzu yabo yahiye mw'ijoro.Their house burned down in the night.
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